Wikis - an open-ended, malleable tool that can be used for almost anything.
We have to change admin mindset of buying packaged curriculum for online learning. We need open-ended tools. "Not what, but how and why."
What does the research show? ISTE Journal - using a wiki results in final exam success; repeated use over time resulted in improved academic success.
Readin' & Writin' - focusing on literacy across the curriculum. Reports from Carnegie - Elements of Effective Writing Instruction (free PDF download).
Elements:
summarization
collaborative writing *
specific product goals
word processing
inquiry activities *
process writing (ex. 6 Traits)
content learning - getting teachers past the "I'm not a reading/writing teacher" - students need to write within specific content areas.
model & provide examples (vs. fake examples of writing)
relevancy
* Strongest use of wikis
Wikis - website that's easy to edit without any coding background needed. "The simplest thing that could possibly work." Emerged in the 1990s in business and IT departments.
How & where can we use wikis in the classroom?
OER (open education resources) - content available online for free. There are gaps in OER. Solution: have students create OERs to bridge gaps.
Wikis - an open-ended, malleable tool that can be used for almost anything.
We have to change admin mindset of buying packaged curriculum for online learning. We need open-ended tools. "Not what, but how and why."
What does the research show? ISTE Journal - using a wiki results in final exam success; repeated use over time resulted in improved academic success.
Readin' & Writin' - focusing on literacy across the curriculum. Reports from Carnegie - Elements of Effective Writing Instruction (free PDF download).
Elements:
- summarization
- collaborative writing *
- specific product goals
- word processing
- inquiry activities *
- process writing (ex. 6 Traits)
- content learning - getting teachers past the "I'm not a reading/writing teacher" - students need to write within specific content areas.
- model & provide examples (vs. fake examples of writing)
- relevancy
* Strongest use of wikisWikis - website that's easy to edit without any coding background needed. "The simplest thing that could possibly work." Emerged in the 1990s in business and IT departments.
How & where can we use wikis in the classroom?